Many, many thanks for looking into that - I am completely helpless with this problem.
hald --verbose=yes do seem to have something to say when recording ("Error removing device"), so there is hope. ** Attachment added: "arecord strace when it work, without hald running" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21506770/arecord-works.strace -- Built-in microphone on Lenovo USB webcam doesn't work when hald is running https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/310760 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs